Cars you always wanted as a kid

Neo4 · 25 Nov 2007 at 22:52

Following on from JM's dealings with his childhood dreamcar on TopGear a while back Lamborghini countach,are there any cars you really wanted and were then disappointed by them when you got to drive one?

[TW]Fox · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:02

M5. Not driven one yet. Deliberately avoiding it as it will end in tears as:

a) I will be dissapointed

or

b) It will do what no other car I have ever driven has yet and make my car feel crap.

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:05

[TW]Fox;10561401 said:
M5. Not driven one yet. Deliberately avoiding it as it will end in tears as:

Did you not go in Gibbo's M3 at the RR?

Now that is a worthwhile BMW.

InvG

Adz · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:13

A black Nova GTE lowered with tints, alloys and a bean can exhaust... when I was 12.

I really lusted after my dad's 3.0 V6 Omega when I was 16. I got one for myself 2 years later.

Mitsubishi Evo? That's still on my "cars to own" list.

Akira · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:13

Renault Fuego.

danza · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:21

Damn, ignore!

Glaucus · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:23

Diablo. Was the one I always wanted as a kid.
charger and firebird when I hit teens. Mainly down to films like dazed and confused.

No the charger is huge and fun to drive, with a loud engine that rattles the car when opened up. Only disappointment is it's state of repair. Might not be the fastes but deffnatley has the wow factor and road presence.

Gaygle · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:24

Ferrari F40

EDIT: oh, didn't read the OP. Surprisingly i haven't driven one.

Akira · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:24

Did you get to drive them though? That's what the OP said.

Kobrakai · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:24

Always wanted a BMW M3. I WILL have one eventually!

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:25

I think when I was a kid it'd have to have been K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider

, then from teens a Shelby GT500 :cool:

.

As yet not got the chance to drive either

.

InvG

Neo4 · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:37

As a kid for me it was the TR6 but still yet to even ride in 1 let alone drive 1.As a adult it was the Jag XKR,didn't like it.

agw_01 · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:37

I lusted after an MG Montego Turbo. I loved the whole aspect of a boring looking 4 door saloon with some serious punch.

Funny really... as I was just saying to my Dad over the weekend how similar my car is to an MG Montego Turbo. 4 door saloon and all that

Scottland · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:39

Countach, and a 288 GTO.

One of which I still really want to own. Can you guess which one?

Neo4 · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:39

Had a Maestro Turbo for about 6 months.That was quite a car but a shed to look at.

Matt-Page · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:42

Mk2 Ford Escort - Cosworth...........

Nitro_Junkie · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:44

1991 Corvette ZR-1
Dodge Viper
Fuel Altered

Hate · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:44

Rather plainly, a 306

6thElement · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:45

I want the truck from The Fall Guy.

Clarkey · 25 Nov 2007 at 23:47

Skyline GTR, ridden in every generation (apart from the 35!) they are great, the dream is very much still alive.
Most of you will find this sad but I wanted a colt for years, no real reason I just liked the look of the one owned by a guy who lived near my school, now I have a range-topping one and i'm very happy with it.

Also not technically a car i've always wanted but all of a sudden M3 CSL's seem very appealing.